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THE OOLOGIST. 



Quite a regular winter visitor. Common 

 from December to March. 



No. 193 a. Passerculus sandwichensis 

 savanna. (Wils.) Ridgw. Savannah 

 Sparrow. Summer resident. Breeds. Ar- 

 rives in April. Departs in October. 



No. 197. Poaecetes gramineus. (Gm.) 

 Baird. Grass Finch. "Bay-winged 

 Bunting. Common summer resident. 

 Breeds. Arrives first week in April. De- 

 parts last of October. 



No. 206. Zonotrichia leucophrys. (F'st.) 

 Swains. White-crowned Sparrow. Mi- 

 grant; last of April, middle of October. 



No. 209. Zonotrichia albicollis. (Gm.) 

 Bonaparte. White-throated Sparrow. 

 Migrant; Middle of April, last of October. 



No. 311. Spizella domestica. (Bartr.) 

 CouES. Chipping Sparrow. "Chippie." 

 Common summer resident. Breeds. Ar- 

 rives middle of April. Departs early in 

 October. 



No. 214. Spizella pusilla. (Wils.) 

 Bonaparte. Field Sparrow. Common 

 summer resident. Breeds. Arrives in 

 April. Departs last of October. 



No. 217. Junco hyemalis. (Linn.) 

 ScL. Black Snow-bird. "Rain-bird." 

 Common spring and late autumn migrant, 

 occasionally winters, rarely summers. 

 Several cases of its breeding have been 

 noted within the last two years, '83 and '84. 



No. 231. Melospiza fasciata. (Gmel.) 

 Scott. Song Sparrow. "Ground-bird." 

 Very common summer resident. Breeds. 

 Arrives first of March. Departs in Novem- 

 ber. 



No. 233. Melospiza palustris. (Wils.) 

 Baird. Swamp Sparrow Summer resi- 

 dent. Breeds. Arrives in April. Departs 

 in October. 



No. 244. Zamelodia ludoviciana. (Linn.) 

 Coues. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Sum- 

 mer resident. Breeds. Arrives middle of 

 May. Departs last of September. 



No. 248. Passerina cyanea. (Linn.) 

 Gray. Indigo Bunting. "Indigo-bird." 

 Common summer resident. Breeds. Ar- 



rives about first of May. Departs last of 

 September. 



No. 257. Dalichonyxoryzivorus. (Linn.) 

 Swains. Bobolink. Skunk Black-bird. 

 Very common summer resident. Breeds. 

 Arrives early in May. Departs in August. 



No. 258. Molothrus ater. (Bodd.) 

 Gray. Cow Bunting. Cow-bird. Abund- 

 ant. Occasionally winters. 



No. 261. Agelseus phceniceus. (Linn.) 

 Vieill. Red - and - buff-shouldered 

 Black-bird. "Red-winged Black-bird." 

 Extremely abundant. Breeds. Arrives 

 middle of March. Departs in November. 



No. 263. Sturnella magna. (Linn.) 

 Swains. Meadow Lark. "Field Lark." 

 Abundant summer resident. Breeds. Oc- 

 casionally winters. 



No. 271. Icterus galbula. (Linn.) 

 Coues. Baltimore Oriole. "Golden 

 Robin." "Firebird." "Hang-nest." 

 Common summer resident. Breeds. Ar- 

 rives early in May. Departs in September. 



No. 278. Quiscalus purpureus. (Bartr.) 

 Light. Purple Grackle. C!row Black- 

 bird. Common summer resident. Breeds. 

 Occasionally winters. 



No. 282. Corvus frugivorus. Bartr. 

 Common Crow. Common resident. Breeds. 



No. 289. Cyanocitta cristata. (Linn.) 

 Strickl. Blue Jay. Common in locali- 

 ties, as Grade's Swamp, near Messenger- 

 ville, etc. Breeds. 



No. 300. Eremophila alpestris. (Forst.) 

 Bgie. Shore Lark. "Horned Lark." 

 Resident; most common in spring aud fall. 

 Breeds. 



No. 304. Tyrannus carolinensis. King- 

 bird. "Bee Martin." Common sum- 

 mer resident. Breeds. Arrives in May. 

 Departs last of September. 



No. 312. Myiarchus crinatus. (Linn.) 

 Caban. Great-crested Flycatcher. 

 Summer resident, not rare. Breeds. Ar- 

 rives early in May. Departs in September. 



No. 315. Sayoruis lusceus. (Gmel.) 

 Baird Pewre. "Phoebe Bird." 

 "Bridge-bird." Common summer resi- 



